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Spotlight on the arts
Spotlight is KUCO’s weekly program celebrating Oklahoma’s vibrant arts community, offering interviews with guests, exploring individual artistic endeavor, upcoming concerts, events and exhibits, and learning more about the arts organizations that serve our community.
Episodes
- Spotlight on the arts
Spotlight, July 10, 2025
For our July 10 episode we sit down with Logan Fish with Poteet Theatre at St. Luke's Methodist Church. He joins the program to discuss the summer camps taking…
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Spotlight, July 3, 2025
For our July 3 episode we sit down with Dr. Tommy Dobbs with the Great Plains International Marimba Competition taking place July 10 thru July 12 at OCU. Next…
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Spotlight, June 26, 2025
For our June 26 episode we sit down with Amy Stephens and Mike Darrah with the Edmond History Museum and Talk of the Town. They join the program to discuss…
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Spotlight, June 19, 2025
For our June 19 episode we sit down with Megan Barth Argo, Dr. Brant Adams, and Damian Theodoridis with Scissortail Productions. They join the program to…
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Spotlight, June 12, 2025
For our June 12 episode we sit down with Dr. Zachary Daniels with the Heartland Orchestra. He drops by the program to discuss their 10 concert tour of the…
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Spotlight, June 5, 2025
For our June 5 episode we sit down with Amy Lamb, Community Engagement Manager with the PAA. She joins the program to discuss the First Friday Gallery Walk…
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Spotlight, May 22, 2025
For our May 22 episode we sit down with Amanda Bleakley with the Paseo Art and Creativity Center. She joins the program to talk about the 2025 Paseo Arts…
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Spotlight, May 15, 2025
For our May 15 episode we sit down with Kaleb Benda, newly appointed music director of the Oklahoma Community Orchestra. He joins the program to let us know…
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Spotlight, May 8, 2025
For our May 8 episode we sit down with Patrick Conlon, Christian Giacona, and Jeffrey Grogan with Onyx Lane. They join the program to discuss their newest…
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Spotlight, May 1, 2025
For our May 1 episode we sit down with Marcus Leonard with JRB Art at the Elms to learn about their newest exhibit opening up May 2nd. Next we sit down with…
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Spotlight, April 24, 2025
For our April 24 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz and Alexander Mickelthwate with the UCO Symphony Orchestra to discuss their upcoming concert…
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Spotlight, April 17, 2025
For our April 17 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma. He joins the program for his weekly segment detailing all…
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Spotlight, April 10, 2025
For our April 10 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz from the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. He joins us for his weekly segment…
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Spotlight, April 3, 2025
For our April 3 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for his weekly segment highlighting an ensemble and all the events taking place at the UCO School of…
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Spotlight, March 27, 2025
For our March 27 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO for his weekly spot detailing all the upcoming events at the UCO School of Music. Next…
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Spotlight, March 13, 2025
For our March 13 episode we sit down with Kayla Russell with the Jackson College of Graduate Studies at the University Central Oklahoma to learn about the…
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Spotlight, March 6, 2025
For our March 6 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly visit where we discuss all the events at the UCO School…
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Spotlight, February 20, 2025
For our February 20 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the University of Central Oklahoma School of Music. He joins us for his weekly visit…
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Spotlight, February 6, 2025
For our February 6 episode we are joined by Dr. Rob Glaubitz with the UCO School of Music for his weekly segment detailing all the events taking place at the…
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Spotlight, January 30, 2025
Four our January 30 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz for two segments. In the first segment we discuss the just-announced Painted Sky Opera 2025…
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Spotlight, January 23, 2025
For our January 23 episode we sit down with Drs. Danielle Herrington and Michael T. Geib with the Brisch Center for Historical Performance. They are presenting…
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Spotlight, January 16, 2025
For our January 16 episode we sit down with Dr. Candace and Logan Fish with St. Luke's Methodist Church and Poteet Theatre. They join the program to discuss…
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Spotlight, January 9, 2025
For our January 9 episode we sit down with Alexandria Velders, Executive Director of OK City Opera. She joins the program to discuss their first program of the…
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Spotlight, January 2, 2025
For our January 2 episode we sit down with Emily Ahearn and Samuel Shaw. They stop by the Classical KUCO studio to talk about the First Friday Gallery Walk…
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Spotlight, December 19, 2024
For our December 19 episode we sit down with Dr. Zachary Daniels with the Heartland Orchestra. They are presenting their program 'Home For the Holidays' on…
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Spotlight, December 12, 2024
For our December 12 episode we sit down with Megan Barth Argo, Co-Artistic Director with Scissortail Productions to learn about 2 events they have taking place…
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Spotlight, December 5, 2024
For our December 5 episode we sit down with Alexander Mickelthwate with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic to learn about their upcoming holiday concert titled 'A…
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Spotlight, November 21, 2024
For our November 21 episode we sit down with Alexander Mickelthwate for 2 segments. In the first segment we discuss the OKC Philharmonic presenting Star Wars…
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Spotlight, November 14, 2024
For our November 14 episode we sit down with internationally renown violinist, Rachel Barton Pine, to discuss her recital taking place at Armstrong Auditorium…
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Spotlight, November 7, 2024
For our November 7 episode we sit down with Dr. Rob Glaubitz and Dr. Molly Johnson with the UCO School of Music to learn about the Opera Workshop featuring the…
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Spotlight, October 31, 2024
For our October 31 episode we sit down with Jeffrey Grogan for 2 segments. In the first we sit down and talk about the OCU Symphony Orchestra Concert on…
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Spotlight, October 24, 2024
For our October 24 episode we sit down with Brent Hart, Executive Director with the OKC Philharmonic, to learn about the 2024 Maestro's Ball. Then I sit down…
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Spotlight, October 17, 2024
For our October 17 episode we sit down with Dr. Julie Yu and Jerod Tate. Canterbury Voices is doing the world premiere of Mr. Tate's Chickasaw Opera, Loksi'…
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Spotlight, October 10, 2024
For our October 10 episode we sit down with Logan Fish and Laurie Purcell with St. Luke's Methodist Church and Poteet Theatre and discuss their production of…
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Spotlight, October 3, 2024
For our October 3 episode we sit down with Dr. Damin Spritzer, Professor of Organ at OU, to learn about 2 organ events taking place in October. Next I sit down…
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Spotlight, September 26, 2024
For our September 26 episode we sit down with Kaleb Benda with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony to discuss their season-opening concert celebrating Holst. Next we…
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Spotlight, September 19, 2024
For our September 19 episode we sit down with Dr. Samuel Magrill with the UCO School of Music. During the 2024-25 school year UCO will be celebrating the music…
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Spotlight, September 12, 2024
For our September 12 episode I sit down with Dr. Sergio Monteiro with the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at OCU to learn about his recital featuring the music…
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Spotlight, September 5, 2024
For our September 5 episode we sit down with Tori Moreira and Doug Newell with the Enid Symphony to learn about their season opening concert on Saturday…
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Spotlight, August 29, 2024
For our August 29 episode we sit down with Shane Granger, Marketing and Public Relations Director for Armstrong Auditorium. They are presenting two programs…
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Spotlight, August 22, 2024
For our August 22 episode we sit down with Logan Fish with St. Luke's Methodist Church and Poteet Theatre and discuss the St. Luke's On Broadway Revue plus…
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Spotlight, August 15, 2024
For our August 15 episode we sit down with Drs. Michael T. Geib and Danielle Herrington with the Brisch Center for Historical Performance to learn about their…
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Spotlight, August 8, 2024
For our August 8 episode we've got something special in store. We sit down with Christina Giacona and Patrick Conlon, co-founds of Onyx Lane. We sit down and…
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Spotlight, August 1, 2024
For our August 1 episode we sit down with Sterlin Mosley with Central Oklahoma Ballet Theatre. They are presenting the contemporary ballet, Freyja, Friday…
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Spotlight, July 25, 2024
For our July 25 episode we sit down with Dr. Zachary Daniels, music director with the newly-formed Heartland Orchestra which aims to bring the arts to the…
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Spotlight, July 18, 2024
For our July 18 episode we sit down with Hannah Roach, director of Norman Family Theatre's production of Twelfth Night taking place at West Wind Unitarian…
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Spotlight, July 11, 2024
For our July 11th episode we sit down with Dr. Tommy Dobbs and Sarah Neely with the Great Plains International Marimba Competition. The 11th annual event takes…
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Spotlight, July 4, 2024
For our July 4 episode we sit down with Marcus Leonard, Gallery Manager with JRB Art at the Elms. They are opening a new exhibition starting July 5 with an…
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Spotlight, June 27, 2024
For our June 27 episode we sit down with Dr. Zachary Daniels, conductor with the Winds of the Prairie, to discuss their performance at Freedom Fest in Yukon on…
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Spotlight, June 20, 2024
For our June 20 episode we sit down with Malcolm Zachariah, William Aceytuno, and Zoe Bosin with Brightmusic to discuss the continuing 2024 Summer Festival…
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Spotlight, June 13, 2024
For our June 13 episode we sit down with Malcolm Zachariah, Andrew Crawford, and Mike Heyck with Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble to discuss their 2024 Summer…
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Spotlight, June 6, 2024
For our June 6 episode we sit down with Gina Bramlett and Michael Pone, co-directors with Oklahoma Senior Follies, which is coming to Mitchell Hall Theatre in…
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Spotlight, May 30, 2024
For our May 30 episode we sit down with Theresa Hultberg and Emily Ahearn with the Paseo Arts Association to learn about the June First Friday Gallery Walk and…
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Spotlight, May 23, 2024
For our May 23 episode I sit down with Dr. Julie Yu, artistic director with Canterbury Voices. We discuss their season-finale performance titled 'Crescendo: An…
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Spotlight, May 16, 2024
For our May 16 episode we sit down with Dr. Susan Adams-Johnson with Scissortail Productions to discuss their St. Gregory Series Concert happening this Sunday…
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Spotlight, May 9, 2024
For our May 9 episode I sit down with Kaleb Benda, Dr. Kate Sekula, and Sharon Austin with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony to discuss their season-finale concert…
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Spotlight, May 2, 2024
For our May 2 episode we sit down with Gloria Tham-Haines with the Piano Artist Series to talk about their upcoming concert with 16-year-old cellist Joshua…
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Spotlight, April 25, 2024
For our April 25 episode I sit down with Dr. Susan Adams-Johnson, Megan Barth Argo, and Erika Vasquez to discuss the production Portugal Calls, a collaboration…
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Spotlight, April 18, 2024
For our April 18 episode we sit down with Scott Guthrie, director of OCU's production of the rock opera 'Rent' happening April 19-21. Then we sit down with Dr…
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Spotlight, April 11, 2024
For our April 11 episode I sit down with Dylan Madoux with the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra to talk about their all-Mozart program featuring soloists John L…